Backslider's Prayer

INTRO: G Am7 C G

        G
He said I know this ain't the time 
or place
    Am7
But Lord I need to talk
     C
In a business suit in a corner booth
     G
In a crowded little restaurant
G
We all tried not to listen
   Am7
We all tried not to look
      C
But a whole room full of customers
        D
And the waitress and the cook
    Em                   C        
All stopped what we were doing 
               G
when he bowed his head
        Em               C        
In that silence we heard every 
     D
word he said

                  G           
CHORUS: I've been trying to do 
        C
things my way
        D                   G
        Down here on life's highway
        C                G
        Slippin' slidin' sideways
                D
        Between no way and nowhere
                   G          
        If I could only gain a 
 C
foothold
        D                Em        D
        Up there on your high road
             C              G
        Lord if you hear me help me
                C            G
        I'll do anything you tell me
 to
        C               G
        All I've got to offer you is
 this
        D           (G)
        Backslider's prayer

INTRO

         G
Well the waitress made the first 
move
         Am7
When she filled his coffee cup
         C
She said you ain't alone here mister
       G
You're speaking for the rest of us
G
I heard some scattered amens
      Am7
And a couple of I've been there's
     C
Then things got back to normal
    D
The dishes and the silverware
     Em              C
Were clanging in the kitchen
                G
Like an angel's band
     Em               C
As I took my place in line
             D
To shake his hand 'cause

CHORUS

SOLO: G C D G C G D D

           G           C
If I could only gain a foothold
D                Em        D
Up there on your high road
     C              G
Lord if you hear me help me
        C            G
I'll do anything you tell me to
C               G
All I've got to offer you is this
D   C        G
Backslider's prayer

INTRO